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Custom-designed houses are becoming a rarity but architect Donald Kerr says they are still possible and you do not have to be a millionaire to get your own design
Custom-designed houses are becoming a rarity but architect Donald Kerr says they are still possible and you do not have to be a millionaire to get your own design

Custom-designed houses are becoming a rarity but architect Donald Kerr says they are still possible and you do not have to be a millionaire to get your own design

Date12/19/1973
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Clearing a hurdle: Finding something meaningful to do when you retire is probably the biggest hurdle you will have to face, says professor and author Dr. Alan Roadburg, who adds that retirement dreams can be fulfilled if you plan your future.
Clearing a hurdle: Finding something meaningful to do when you retire is probably the biggest hurdle you will have to face, says professor and author Dr. Alan Roadburg, who adds that retirement dreams can be fulfilled if you plan your future.
2/20/1985
Loading children into the back of his station wagon for a trip home from nursery school, bus operator John Davis says he is breaking the law but he must do it to make a living and I have learned how to carry children in the safest possible way. Police vigilance has been increased since a recent accident that involved a school bus in which 11 child passengers were shaken up.
Loading children into the back of his station wagon for a trip home from nursery school, bus operator John Davis says he is breaking the law but he must do it to make a living and I have learned how to carry children in the safest possible way. Police vigilance has been increased since a recent accident that involved a school bus in which 11 child passengers were shaken up.
4/10/1974
Time of relax: British MP John Butcher says Canadians could gain an edge by becoming known for design, as the Italians and Scandinavians have done in Europe.
Time of relax: British MP John Butcher says Canadians could gain an edge by becoming known for design, as the Italians and Scandinavians have done in Europe.
6/5/1990
Well-designed toast: Left to right, architects Barton Myers, James Stirling and Moshe Safdie, finalists in the competition to design and build Metro's proposed $150 million opera-ballet house
Well-designed toast: Left to right, architects Barton Myers, James Stirling and Moshe Safdie, finalists in the competition to design and build Metro's proposed $150 million opera-ballet house
1/21/1988
Richard Stuart. Yo-yo syndrome. Assume that like most of us these days you're struggling to stick to the sensible diet. Still you can't seem to resist snacking on a hot dog smothered with onions, relish and mustard at a baseball game or a rock conert. How do you break your automatic habit pattern? That question was put to Dr. Richard B. Stuart, psychological director of the 600,000 members of Weight Watchers International. He was in Toronto recently to promote his new Book of the Month Club bestseller, Act Thin, Stay Thin (George J. McLeod, $11.50).
Richard Stuart. Yo-yo syndrome. Assume that like most of us these days you're struggling to stick to the sensible diet. Still you can't seem to resist snacking on a hot dog smothered with onions, relish and mustard at a baseball game or a rock conert. How do you break your automatic habit pattern? That question was put to Dr. Richard B. Stuart, psychological director of the 600,000 members of Weight Watchers International. He was in Toronto recently to promote his new Book of the Month Club bestseller, Act Thin, Stay Thin (George J. McLeod, $11.50).
8/29/1978
From the first day I started at the larvis House I worked as if I owned it,' says Tom Lennox, the exbouncer whose popular restaurant/bars have turned him into a millionaire
From the first day I started at the larvis House I worked as if I owned it,' says Tom Lennox, the exbouncer whose popular restaurant/bars have turned him into a millionaire
1/9/1981
We believe that everything we do must be governed by religious principles, says Joseph Benedetto, left, who sends all his children to the St. Boniface Separate School. From left are Michael, 11, Suzanne, 4 (seated), Anthony, 7, Karen, 16, Mrs. Benedetto, and Jo-Anne, 13, in front. Their street is affectionately called Catholic Court because, with nine neighboring houses, it sends 42 children to St. Boniface school.
We believe that everything we do must be governed by religious principles, says Joseph Benedetto, left, who sends all his children to the St. Boniface Separate School. From left are Michael, 11, Suzanne, 4 (seated), Anthony, 7, Karen, 16, Mrs. Benedetto, and Jo-Anne, 13, in front. Their street is affectionately called Catholic Court because, with nine neighboring houses, it sends 42 children to St. Boniface school.
8/29/1973
Andie Shih: I put in the best alarm possible, but they still break in, says Shih, one of the Oriental storeowners speaking out against the crime wave in his community
Andie Shih: I put in the best alarm possible, but they still break in, says Shih, one of the Oriental storeowners speaking out against the crime wave in his community
11/24/1990
Best of both: Co-op education helps you define a career direction . . . helps you get your foot in the door, says Rick Ferreira, one of the Royal Bank's youngest branch managers.
Best of both: Co-op education helps you define a career direction . . . helps you get your foot in the door, says Rick Ferreira, one of the Royal Bank's youngest branch managers.
4/15/1988
Storm MacGregor says: Once you understand the system, it gets easier . . . Some people play golf. I do this.
Storm MacGregor says: Once you understand the system, it gets easier . . . Some people play golf. I do this.
8/11/1989
We used to drive downtown to do our shopping, says architect and planner Blandford Gates, with his wife Marja, left, and daughter Niina, 12, right, chatting at the corner store with Sharon Vignjevic. Then we noticed that when we needed winter goods, the d
We used to drive downtown to do our shopping, says architect and planner Blandford Gates, with his wife Marja, left, and daughter Niina, 12, right, chatting at the corner store with Sharon Vignjevic. Then we noticed that when we needed winter goods, the d
2/8/1978
An architect, Keith Dunant 'got tired of the 9 to 5 routine' and started drawing houses. Now he's opened City Streets Gallery
An architect, Keith Dunant 'got tired of the 9 to 5 routine' and started drawing houses. Now he's opened City Streets Gallery
5/11/1982